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June 26, 1978

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Headlines from June 26, 1978

BUSINESS Digest

By Unknown Author

It Is not always easy to rip off American companies abroad. the Philippines, for example, efforts to get two American concerns pay huge middleman fees caused the two to pass up a potential $1 billion investment. [Page A1.]

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Krupsah Campaign to Open Today On Theme of ‘Distant Government’

By Frank Lynn

Lt Gov Mary Anne Krupsak, who will declare officially today that she is running for Dem nomination for Gov, says she is seeking post because voters are 'tired of distant and unresponsive govt and they are tired of isolated people in power who don't listen'; asserts that she is 'not running in opposition' but on her record; Gov Carey says he welcomes Krupsak into race but adds he regrets 'the way she went about making the decision'; John J Burns, Carey's campaign mgr, says that Carey campaign will try to avoid personal confrontations with Krupsak; declares 'we will stick to the high road and not go on the offensive against her'; Krupsak illus with Queens Boro Pres Donald R Manes (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 21, 1978, covering June 26, 1978.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Saturday Night Fever by Soundtrack

    Saturday Night Fever

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    44
  2. 2
    Album cover for Feels So Good by Chuck Mangione

    Feels So Good

    Chuck Mangione

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    35
  3. 3
    Album cover for City To City by Gerry Rafferty

    City To City

    Gerry Rafferty

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    8
  4. 4
    Album cover for London Town by Wings

    London Town

    Wings

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    11
  5. 5
    Album cover for Fm by Soundtrack

    Fm

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    8

Historical Events

Air Canada Flight 189

1978Air Canada Flight 189, flying to Toronto, overruns the runway and crashes into the Etobicoke Creek ravine. Two of the 107 passengers on board perish.[†]

Air Canada Flight 189 was an Air Canada flight from Ottawa to Vancouver via Toronto and Winnipeg. On June 26, 1978, the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 operating the flight crashed on takeoff in Toronto, killing two passengers.

Historical Context for June 26, 1978

In 1978, the world population was approximately 4,292,097,502 people[†]